India successfully tests high-speed expendable aerial target Abhyas

India has successfully tested the indigenously developed, high-speed expendable aerial target (HEAT), ‘ABHYAS’ from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha. It can be used as an aerial target for evaluating various missile systems. It is developed and designed by Aeronautical Development Establishment, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). ABHYAS has been programmed for fully autonomous flight.

DRDO chairman: G. Satheesh Reddy;

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